Holly Springs, North Carolina demographics

Holly Springs, NC demographics: median age 36.5; 67.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Holly Springs town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3732260. The survey estimates a population of 45,248 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Holly Springs is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 14,982 households (±554). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.5 ±1.1	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	14,672 ±1,223	32.4% ±2.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	7,010 ±702	15.5% ±1.6 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,517 ±1,175	43.1% ±2.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,049 ±536	8.9% ±1.2 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	22,279 ±731	49.2% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	22,969 ±733	50.8% ±1.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	32,322 ±1,407	71.4% ±3.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,842 ±781	8.5% ±1.7 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	109 ±131 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,938 ±1,107	8.7% ±2.4 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	48 ±61 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	903 ±388	2.0% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,086 ±718	9.0% ±1.6 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,183 ±623	93.2% ±1.4 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,065 ±615	6.8% ±1.4 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,474 ±675	69.9% ±3.7 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	875 ±448 · low precision	5.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,192 ±285	8.0% ±1.9 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,092 ±381	14.0% ±2.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	349 ±156	2.3% ±1.0 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,699 ±342	51.4% ±1.3 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,283 ±717	48.6% ±4.4 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,092 ±381	14.0% ±2.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,583 ±558	30.6% ±3.6 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,754 ±393	18.4% ±2.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,527 ±459	23.5% ±2.9 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,331 ±275	8.9% ±1.8 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	642 ±359 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	40,077 ±805	88.6% ±1.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,171 ±808	11.4% ±1.8 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 42,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	36,065 ±1,045	85.4% ±2.2 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,324 ±489	3.1% ±1.2 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	78 ±73 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	211 ±162 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	455 ±306 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,118 ±1,016	5.0% ±2.4 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	114 ±113 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	253 ±252 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	345 ±291 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	996 ±480	2.4% ±1.1 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	214 ±190 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	50 ±77 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 28,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,051 ±448	3.7% ±1.6 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,356 ±474	8.4% ±1.7 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,469 ±582	12.3% ±2.0 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,337 ±343	8.3% ±1.2 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	11,382 ±843	40.4% ±2.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,579 ±824	26.9% ±2.8 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 44,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	39,630 ±1,121	88.6% ±2.5 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,252 ±906	7.3% ±2.0 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	835 ±381	1.9% ±0.9 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	894 ±315	2.0% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	99 ±107 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.4% of Holly Springs residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 98.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Holly Springs	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.4% ±1.1 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.1% ±1.1 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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